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Concept

Tobacco jars and boxes

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  • Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.
  • Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.
  • A married couple, Mr and Mrs Potts, arguing about Mr Potts's habit of tobacco smoking. Lithograph by T.H. Jones.
  • A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.
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Catalogue

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    Catalogue of specimens of art work in Chinese snuff bottles and other articles in enamel, porcelain, ivory, etc., connected with the use of tobacco forming part of the collection of Wm. Bragge.

    Bragge, William, 1823-1884. | Date: 1878
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    Three men (sailors?) sit at a table smoking pipes and drinking. Lithograph, early 19th century.

    | Reference: 25002i
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    Thirty tobacco-pipes from various countries of the world. Wood engraving, c. 1873, after J. T. Balcomb.

    Balcomb, J. T. | Date: 20 September 1873 | Reference: 25000i
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    Two men indoors at a table: one fills his pipe while the other holds a pitcher and a tumbler of drink. Etching by G.F. Schmidt, 1757, after A. van Ostade.

    Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610-1685. | Date: 1757 | Reference: 3043041i
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    A young woman weighs out tobacco on a shop counter. Coloured lithograph by C. Regnier, 1843, after Guérard.

    Guérard, approximately 1842. | Date: 1843 | Reference: 24876i
    Part of: Les Parisiennes
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